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Waukegan, Illinois

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The 2000 Census showed that Waukegan had a population of 87,901 people ^<1>. This represents 0.71% of the total population of Illinois, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	90,788	+3.28%	+0.18% since 2007
2007	90,627	+3.1%
2006	90,680	+3.16%	+0.43% since 2005
2005	90,294	+2.72%	-0.51% since 2004
2004	90,761	+3.25%	-0.22% since 2003
2003	90,962	+3.48%
2002	90,900	+3.41%	+1.44% since 2001
2001	89,608	+1.94%	+1.94% since 2000
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2000	87,901	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
6	Springfield	SW	201 mi [323.5 km]	117,352	5.29% increase
7	Joliet	S	60 mi [96.6 km]	146,125	37.57% increase
8	Elgin	SW	32 mi [51.5 km]	106,330	12.53% increase
-9-	Waukegan			90,788	3.28% increase
10	Cicero	S	36 mi [57.9 km]	80,414	6.08% decrease
11	Decatur	S	182 mi [292.9 km]	76,256	6.85% decrease
12	Arlington Heights	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	73,399	3.46% decrease

Waukegan had 29,243 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Waukegan has an area ^<4> of 23.01 square miles [59.6 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Waukegan had a 2000 population density of 3,819 people per square mile [1,474 people/km²], making it the state's 92nd most densely populated area.

Lake County

The city of Waukegan is located in Lake County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 648,174 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 87,901 people, Waukegan contained 13.56% of the Lake County total.

In addition, where the community of Waukegan has a population density of 3,819 people per square mile [1,474 people/km²], Lake County averages 1,448 people per square mile [559 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lake County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Waukegan and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Waukegan. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	7	181,474	3.1% increase
10 mi [16 km]	23	417,250	7.92% increase
15 mi [24 km]	42	708,593	11.13% increase
20 mi [32 km]	69	1,121,735	8.79% increase
25 mi [40 km]	109	1,968,115	6.64% increase
30 mi [48 km]	140	2,357,969	6.44% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Waukegan. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Waukegan, it also contains a comparison between Waukegan and the state of Illinois.

Click here for the Waukegan QuickFact (QF-1779293).

The following communities are nearby Waukegan and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Gurnee	QF-1732018	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	30,608	6.15% increase
North Chicago	QF-1753559	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	32,608	9.22% decrease
Mundelein	QF-1751349	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	33,717	8.99% increase
Highland Park	QF-1734722	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	31,449	0.27% increase
Kenosha (WI)	QF-5539225	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	96,950	7.3% increase
Buffalo Grove	QF-1709447	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	42,972	0.15% increase
Northbrook	QF-1753481	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	33,936	1.5% increase
Wheeling	QF-1781087	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	36,063	4.54% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Waukegan.

A Census Quickfact is available for Lake County (QF-17097).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Waukegan:

	State Code:	17 (Illinois)
	County Code:	097 (Lake County)
	Place Code:	79293 (Waukegan)

	State & County Code:	17097 (Illinois/Lake County)

	State & Place Code:	1779293 (Illinois/Waukegan)

Waukegan is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Waukegan.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Waukegan. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Waukegan and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Waukegan. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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